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but you govern in prose. the same thing is true of citizen service. you work in prose. you take one step and another step and another step, and pretty soon you look around and you walked several miles and a lot of people's lives are better as a result of it. i thank you for your commitment to take those steps. now, i want to introduce our host who has worked tirelessly to make education possible for thousands of students. the president of george washington, dr. steven nab. i want to tell you about him. he has a long history of supporting students. he was a professor of english literature at the university of california at berkeley. dean of the college of arts and sciences at john hopkins university up the road in baltimore. as president of george washington he's made at priority to increase student opportunities for public service. in order to be accessible and better serve the students here he chose to take up residence on the campus, the first president of this university ever to do that. maybe he was just trying to avoid the well known washington, d.c. traffic. but i
but you govern in prose. the same thing is true of citizen service. you work in prose. you take one step and another step and another step, and pretty soon you look around and you walked several miles and a lot of people's lives are better as a result of it. i thank you for your commitment to take those steps. now, i want to introduce our host who has worked tirelessly to make education possible for thousands of students. the president of george washington, dr. steven nab. i want to tell you...
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i don't think the federal government can do it all but i think the federal government can be a big supporter in this effort and i'm looking for smart partnership. can you please comment on these numbers and keep your comments short because i have another question. >> you are absolutely correct. we are very early into this disaster. generally we get most of our applications between week four and week eight then we have a 14 to 18 processing goal. this is week six in the disaster we're starting to get an influx of applications and we process within that time frame. but we're confident that we're going be able to get these applications processed timely. once we get the loan approved, we will generate the loan approving documents and get the disbursement out within the first five days of the application itself. >> let me ask you this. what are the deadlines for the application? i believe we may have to have those extended. in my experience people are so traumatized after the disaster. they are having a hard time getting their head around the fact they lost their home, lost their church, lost the
i don't think the federal government can do it all but i think the federal government can be a big supporter in this effort and i'm looking for smart partnership. can you please comment on these numbers and keep your comments short because i have another question. >> you are absolutely correct. we are very early into this disaster. generally we get most of our applications between week four and week eight then we have a 14 to 18 processing goal. this is week six in the disaster we're...
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federal government, fema in particular is the support team for state and local governments. so governor christie and are front lines and did well. we're glad that fema did their job. chris christie is 110% behind mitt romney because he knows we need new leadership in this country. he is a strong romney supporter. i think we're going to have a new president come tuesday because we just can't take four more years like this county. >> polls are very tight in your state. even the senate race. they are virtually tied. things of tightened up quite a bit. in the end how do you think it is going down? >> i think governor romney wins a close election in virginia. he is obviously making eight huge priority. he was here today and paul ryan yesterday. the sons were there today and two hours tomorrow, fairfax, lynchberg. here is the bottom line because of the defense cuts in virginia that obama won't do anything about, because of the energy policies that have been crushing to offshore development and coal because of the debt and because of the lack of help when it comes to creating job f
federal government, fema in particular is the support team for state and local governments. so governor christie and are front lines and did well. we're glad that fema did their job. chris christie is 110% behind mitt romney because he knows we need new leadership in this country. he is a strong romney supporter. i think we're going to have a new president come tuesday because we just can't take four more years like this county. >> polls are very tight in your state. even the senate race....
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modern government is complicated. in the 60's and '70s, most of these levels were filled by career civil servants. over the last couple of decades, they have become politicized. career executives have the ability to carry out most of these jobs with policy expertise, managerial experience, they have networks in the executive branch and the very best are fully capable of filling those positions if the president appoints them. in addition, deeper penetration undermines the career civil service. a ceiling on upward mobility, how they say i can only get that far, maybe i will retire early and go to the private sector and make some money. it is important to have that competence there and you have to have a career path that includes them, a deeper political appointees coming down the lower that ceiling comes. key policy decisions are not made until a new presidential appointees come on board. there is a decline in institutional memory, but if it is at the top and they don't listen, they might be missing something important.
modern government is complicated. in the 60's and '70s, most of these levels were filled by career civil servants. over the last couple of decades, they have become politicized. career executives have the ability to carry out most of these jobs with policy expertise, managerial experience, they have networks in the executive branch and the very best are fully capable of filling those positions if the president appoints them. in addition, deeper penetration undermines the career civil service. a...
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government will manage to. -- government will manage you. margaret thatcher -- after she left she said i was never able to accomplish where reagan accomplished. she said the reason she was never able to turn great britain back from socialism was people's dependency on the national health care system. once they have your health, they have got you. that is why they want it so badly. [applause] i believe from the very start of my career in politics, back when no one was talking about health care -- health care was not that issue. i was talking about how the health-care system in this country is not a private health care system. the consumers are insulated from the cost of health care and economic decisions. they do not understand the cost of anything. it is all managed by insurance companies are employers or the government. i came forward with the conservative idea along with another person you may have heard of his name is john. [applause] we claim him, too. he grew up in pittsburgh. caish and i introduced the bill that is the basis for any he
government will manage to. -- government will manage you. margaret thatcher -- after she left she said i was never able to accomplish where reagan accomplished. she said the reason she was never able to turn great britain back from socialism was people's dependency on the national health care system. once they have your health, they have got you. that is why they want it so badly. [applause] i believe from the very start of my career in politics, back when no one was talking about health care...
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that control these products these patented seeds they also control the policy on these issues in the government monsanto have a lawyer and lobbyist who work for them putting together these qualities for the company that then works for the food and drug administration during the bush administration the clinton administration and now the obama administration michael taylor is currently a food safety czar in the obama administration so when you have that type of infiltration of the government by multinational corporations you get policies that leave out the interests of consumers. certainly a lot of other important ballot initiatives to talk about here are you familiar with really valid issues to deal with and i've been watching the ballot initiatives on gay marriage and on marijuana legalization and also medical marijuana and the state next door to us maryland and could be the first state to actually have the voters decide certainly the other states where gay gay marriage is legal it's because of courts or other but this could be the first state what's the significance of it well yeah the voters
that control these products these patented seeds they also control the policy on these issues in the government monsanto have a lawyer and lobbyist who work for them putting together these qualities for the company that then works for the food and drug administration during the bush administration the clinton administration and now the obama administration michael taylor is currently a food safety czar in the obama administration so when you have that type of infiltration of the government by...
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so, no, i don't believe the government is the answer to all our problems. i don't believe every regulation is smart, or that every tax dollar is spent wisely. i don't believe that we should be in the business of helping people who refuse to help themselves. [applause] but i do share the belief of our first republican president, from my home state -- abraham lincoln -- that through government, we should do together what we cannot do as well for ourselves. that's how we built this country -- together. we constructed railroads and highways, the hoover dam and the golden gate bridge. we did those things together. we sent my grandfather's generation to college on the gi bill -- together. [applause] we instituted a minimum wage and rules that protected people's bank deposits -- together. [applause] together, we touched the surface of the moon, unlocked the mystery of the atom, connected the world through our own science and imagination. we haven't done these things as democrats or republicans. we've done them as americans. [applause] as much as we might associate
so, no, i don't believe the government is the answer to all our problems. i don't believe every regulation is smart, or that every tax dollar is spent wisely. i don't believe that we should be in the business of helping people who refuse to help themselves. [applause] but i do share the belief of our first republican president, from my home state -- abraham lincoln -- that through government, we should do together what we cannot do as well for ourselves. that's how we built this country --...
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i do trust in government. what i have a problem with is the obstructionism in congress by the republican party. we should have an infrastructure though in this country. look around. everything is crumbling. europe, avel to asia, come back here and is gee, what is going on? for the past four years, inauguration day, i don't know if it was 12 or 18 prominent republicans, cantor, ryan, et cetera, meeting in a fancy steakhouse to pledge that they will not allow this president to have a second term. that is on inauguration night. these people don't care about the american people and this country. they don't care about the people on the east coast. they care about their own personal agendas and money grabs. the east coast better get used to this because there is what global warming is all about. host: david from riverside. caller: i'm the first republican, one out of six. very good. my question is the central government is spending to oblivion. we are $16 trillion in debt. why is it everybody on the democratic side
i do trust in government. what i have a problem with is the obstructionism in congress by the republican party. we should have an infrastructure though in this country. look around. everything is crumbling. europe, avel to asia, come back here and is gee, what is going on? for the past four years, inauguration day, i don't know if it was 12 or 18 prominent republicans, cantor, ryan, et cetera, meeting in a fancy steakhouse to pledge that they will not allow this president to have a second term....
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they expect the government to show up. it is what level the government takes irresponsibilities. not enough time to see what this storm has done. >> if we keep thinking of government's response as only about response after the fact rather than thinking about the money that is saved and the policies and the fairness associated with doing disaster planning through fair governorer nance in the first place. >> you are talking about wanting a cop to do on the job. what melissa is talking about is funding the cop, training the cop, making sure we have the right cops. that's a policy discussion. it goes deeper than this disaster. the problem i see is that i think conservatives have brain washed a lot of what i would call the political class into right-wing rules for disasters that require liberal reforms. whether there is a school shooting, it is to talk about gun control. when there is a disaster, it is time to call about structural inequality attacks. this is so baked in that if you watch a lot of sunday shows and other networks, you will hear that stated not as an idea or a concept b
they expect the government to show up. it is what level the government takes irresponsibilities. not enough time to see what this storm has done. >> if we keep thinking of government's response as only about response after the fact rather than thinking about the money that is saved and the policies and the fairness associated with doing disaster planning through fair governorer nance in the first place. >> you are talking about wanting a cop to do on the job. what melissa is talking...
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i think one basic question is if you want the government out of your life, why the what the government to pay for everything you can have it both ways they can really hit it home. neil: the issues. come back. i always thought he was patronizing. the social issues, the obama campaign has the single woman locked. >> they might. on the social issues, but i think that they are shifting a little bit. once again, it comes back to the economy. there are not a lot of jobs. single women are graduating college. they cannot find work in their field of study. they pay bills just like men do when they come out of college. neil: back to the economy. go back to the spending. resonate how that is hurting. >> everyone. that's as females cannot just males. the entire country is hurting right now. neil: thanks you very much. to her point, that will beat the full throttle push to make up for lost time. hair going to hear from new
i think one basic question is if you want the government out of your life, why the what the government to pay for everything you can have it both ways they can really hit it home. neil: the issues. come back. i always thought he was patronizing. the social issues, the obama campaign has the single woman locked. >> they might. on the social issues, but i think that they are shifting a little bit. once again, it comes back to the economy. there are not a lot of jobs. single women are...
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government regulation on top of government regulation. 75,000 new irs agents to manage health care. come on, it's going to be more of the same. we can afford it. neil: i want to switch to this storm, and i want to talk to you about it. you are a pretty good leader and you know good leadership qualities. i always think, and i talked to my producers from staten island. there is a great disconnect between politicos. everything is fine, we are on top of it. fifteen minute rule, i want people to get back to people, assuming that when you get back, something is being done and you create a great appearance of things are getting done. and i'm talking to my buddy and hearing about his family and friends in staten island and i realized, at they are talking a good game, but people down on the ground, they are not seeing it. i'm wondering whether that is the kind of stuff that when people see images of these aerial shots or any of these affected hurricane areas, you're getting a line of bull from public officials who are sing everything is fine and there is a big old storm of indiffeence with a
government regulation on top of government regulation. 75,000 new irs agents to manage health care. come on, it's going to be more of the same. we can afford it. neil: i want to switch to this storm, and i want to talk to you about it. you are a pretty good leader and you know good leadership qualities. i always think, and i talked to my producers from staten island. there is a great disconnect between politicos. everything is fine, we are on top of it. fifteen minute rule, i want people to get...
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we do not need a big government agenda or a small government agenda. we need a middle class agenda that will reward responsibility. we need a common sense agenda that says when we educate a poor child, it helps us all, that says we donate suit science, her discovery will benefit all americans. we need an agenda that recognizes we do not just look out for ourselves. we look out for one another. we look out for future generations. we meet these obligations by working together. that is the change we need. that is what 2008 is about. that is why i need you to vote. [applause] let me be clear. achieving this agenda will not be easy. it will not be easy over the next four years. back in 2008, when we talk about change, i told you i was not just talking about changing presidents. i was not just talking about changing parties. i was talking about changing politics. i read because the voices of the american people have been shut out of our democracy for to lawn -- for too long by politicians who think compromise is a dirty word and would say anything to win off
we do not need a big government agenda or a small government agenda. we need a middle class agenda that will reward responsibility. we need a common sense agenda that says when we educate a poor child, it helps us all, that says we donate suit science, her discovery will benefit all americans. we need an agenda that recognizes we do not just look out for ourselves. we look out for one another. we look out for future generations. we meet these obligations by working together. that is the change...
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millions of americans clean up from the devastation caused by hurricane sandy mitt romney says the federal government should hand responsibility for four of them off to for profit companies like bain capital should disaster relief in our country really be left up to corporations that only care about the bottom line also in just a matter of hours mitt romney released to blatantly false ads that even members of his own party say iraq is america really want to wire and sheep in the white house that are more into nights alone liberal rubble and federal officials are pointing to a contaminated lab in massachusetts as the cause of the nation's latest enjoy this outbreak and new evidence may pin the blame for those twenty nine deaths directly on that rock. you need to know this the northeast is still trying to get back on its feet again after hurricane sandy at least fifty five americans of fifty five americans have died millions remain without power and the entire new york city transit system is still shut flooded and shut down and some of the hardest hit cities new jersey like seaside heights block after
millions of americans clean up from the devastation caused by hurricane sandy mitt romney says the federal government should hand responsibility for four of them off to for profit companies like bain capital should disaster relief in our country really be left up to corporations that only care about the bottom line also in just a matter of hours mitt romney released to blatantly false ads that even members of his own party say iraq is america really want to wire and sheep in the white house...
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i think it goes to the question of governing. the question to me has not been who the win but can the winner govern, do the grand bargain and do the other things to unite this country. the fact is, as it's narrowed down, it's gotten so close, i think governs has become harder. i thought at one point obama could break out and win a big victory, and i thought at one point romney could potentially break out. i don't think the winner is going to have a mandate. i don't think winner is going to have a clear mandate. we're really going to have a country that remains bitterly and closely divided and it's tough to govern. >> part of that is-- is-- is built into the structure of this. the battleground has shrunk to this hand full of contested battleground state. in 1960, there was an equally close race, soon-to-be president candidate campaigned in 49 states, nixon campaigned in 50 states. all the principles on all sides are in a hand full of states, and it makes by definition the race much more divisive. you have to drive a wedge when it'
i think it goes to the question of governing. the question to me has not been who the win but can the winner govern, do the grand bargain and do the other things to unite this country. the fact is, as it's narrowed down, it's gotten so close, i think governs has become harder. i thought at one point obama could break out and win a big victory, and i thought at one point romney could potentially break out. i don't think the winner is going to have a mandate. i don't think winner is going to have...
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that's the reason we created a federal government in 1787. the primary impetuous for doing that was to protect the nation. i think it's a legitimate responsibility to make sure cockpits are defended so airplanes can't be used as weapons against our country again. >> based upon the current federal budget for this program to be $22 million, the amount of money each pilot is paid to participate in the program, i would suggest as i have done on the hill, that the pilots are paying for the program right now. way far and above whatever the federal government is paying right now. if you look at over $400 million spent by pilots, $22 million to $25 million by the federal government, pilots are paying for it. >> i'll go down the panel and see if there are last thoughts or comments before we close. >> i'll just remind you this has been an uphill battle for ten years. little over ten years. it was an uphill battle to get the program initiated. there's great resistance to that. there's been great resistance during this last ten years. in the procedures o
that's the reason we created a federal government in 1787. the primary impetuous for doing that was to protect the nation. i think it's a legitimate responsibility to make sure cockpits are defended so airplanes can't be used as weapons against our country again. >> based upon the current federal budget for this program to be $22 million, the amount of money each pilot is paid to participate in the program, i would suggest as i have done on the hill, that the pilots are paying for the...
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, where is government in all of this? >> government is -- you know, there are things we call photo ops and come when the cameras come, oh, look what we did over here. you can look around ward nine to see it is not where it needs to be. when the media leaves, we are still here cutting grass, getting another group to do this, packaging up another loan product for a family, affordable products so they can become homeowners. for us, i'm tired of the political shenanigans. >> hi, jeff, how are you? to get answers, i met to meet with jeffrey abear, the director of the new orleans housing authority. >> we are coming up on seven years after the storm where the state is no longer able to control the property. in fact, you're going to become the largest property owner here in the parish of orleans. some folks would say you'll become the largest slum lord in the patch irof orleans as you get properties in blighted condition. what does that mean for you? >> we have been working on this for two years. that number was 5,000 at the begi
, where is government in all of this? >> government is -- you know, there are things we call photo ops and come when the cameras come, oh, look what we did over here. you can look around ward nine to see it is not where it needs to be. when the media leaves, we are still here cutting grass, getting another group to do this, packaging up another loan product for a family, affordable products so they can become homeowners. for us, i'm tired of the political shenanigans. >> hi, jeff,...
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there's money to be made going into government, and security to be found in government. >> average federal workers earn $32,000 more than the average private sector worker, and i think there's just resentment towards federal workers because they are protected, because the administration is adding them. we see it every month. neil: in other words, you're here to serve us, not us you. what do you think of that, katrina? >> well, i also think a lot of small businesses, and business in general, a lot of times, get, you know, a bad wrap in the press, and as an entrepreneur, i started the business from scratch. i worked at the library in college to pay for my education, making $6 an hour. there's something to be said for hard work, and businesses ke the economy going. it's ultimately the american dream so i think we need to go back to and some argue against me, but we have to go back to running our country like a business, and there is benefits in small businesses. we create jobs. we're also providing opportunities fopeople coming out of college. you know, there's so many kids e-mailing me askin
there's money to be made going into government, and security to be found in government. >> average federal workers earn $32,000 more than the average private sector worker, and i think there's just resentment towards federal workers because they are protected, because the administration is adding them. we see it every month. neil: in other words, you're here to serve us, not us you. what do you think of that, katrina? >> well, i also think a lot of small businesses, and business in...
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if the partnership between the governments it is critical. i worked for a governor in the 1990's in virginia, and that is not that long ago but state -- at that time states have the luxury of competing against each other. every governor wants to say there are more private-sector jobs existing in their state than before they became governor, but today, as we have heard referenced several times already, we are in a worldwide competition for jobs. if the federal commit has to be a partner. one of the ways -- if the federal government has to be a partner. one of the ways they can be a partner is to reduce the 20% to allow us to compete and succeed with international competitors. >> that the start and go through each of these fish -- let me start and go through each of these issues. this pedal is describing the peddlers for a manufacturing be read the sub -- this panel is describing the pillars for a manufacturing renaissance. i run the metropolitan program at brookings. >> thank you. >> senator portman, your and bowles-simpson which you were on b
if the partnership between the governments it is critical. i worked for a governor in the 1990's in virginia, and that is not that long ago but state -- at that time states have the luxury of competing against each other. every governor wants to say there are more private-sector jobs existing in their state than before they became governor, but today, as we have heard referenced several times already, we are in a worldwide competition for jobs. if the federal commit has to be a partner. one of...
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. >> and also, how prepared is the federal government to pay for all of this damage? wow. take a look at those waves. we are back in two minutes' time with more on "power lunch." so anyway, i've been to a lot of places. you know, i've helped a lot of people save a lot of money. but today...( sfx: loud noise of large metal object hitting the ground) things have been a little strange. (sfx: sound of piano smashing) roadrunner: meep meep. meep meep? (sfx: loud thud sound) what a strange place. geico®. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. ♪ [ male announcer ] this is karen and jeremiah. they don't know it yet, but they're gonna fall in love, get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about money. [ dog barks ] because right after they get married, they'll find some retirement people who are paid on salary, not commission. they'll get straightforward guidance and be able to focus on other things, like each other, which isn't rocket scienc
. >> and also, how prepared is the federal government to pay for all of this damage? wow. take a look at those waves. we are back in two minutes' time with more on "power lunch." so anyway, i've been to a lot of places. you know, i've helped a lot of people save a lot of money. but today...( sfx: loud noise of large metal object hitting the ground) things have been a little strange. (sfx: sound of piano smashing) roadrunner: meep meep. meep meep? (sfx: loud thud sound) what a...
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it's also a government official. well, the agency most responsible for responding to the emergency in getting us on the path to recovery is in deep trouble. the federal emergency management agency which has the national flood insurance program is mired in financial and management problems. to the money first, typically once along year to year awaiting a congressional handout. fortunately they receive one this fall which should keep the agency running through fiscal 2017, but that does not solve all of their money issues, not by a long shot. afterrhurricanes katrina and read it, the fund was $18 billion in the hole and still has that debt. then there is the issue of management. the government accountability office wrote a stinging criticism of the agency just last year describing? as actuarially unsound. it's systems are antiquated, running on pen and paper and imagine that, rather than computers. the department's at local state and national levels as a result have a difficult time communicating with fema. according t
it's also a government official. well, the agency most responsible for responding to the emergency in getting us on the path to recovery is in deep trouble. the federal emergency management agency which has the national flood insurance program is mired in financial and management problems. to the money first, typically once along year to year awaiting a congressional handout. fortunately they receive one this fall which should keep the agency running through fiscal 2017, but that does not solve...
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not necessarily with president obama, but government at large. i think the idea that governor romney is a businessman and can help our back pockets goes a long way. maybe that's something we are seeing on the road. >> one of the issues you and i were talking about this earlier, that the president brought up is the issue of same-sex marriage. marriage equality. i'll quote what he said. he said i have been very clear about my belief that same-sex couples have to be treated before the eyes of the law as heterosexual couples. he went on to say, what i also said historically is marriages have been defined at the state level. is this next election, when it comes to youth, are they going to look at social issues more or more economic issues? >> i think social issues do mean a great deal to us. when you look at guy marriage as the next civil rights issue of our time. we were seeing if he would take the next step and make it a federal law. when i travel around the country at the end of the day, it is everyone talking about back pocket, money, jobs, employ
not necessarily with president obama, but government at large. i think the idea that governor romney is a businessman and can help our back pockets goes a long way. maybe that's something we are seeing on the road. >> one of the issues you and i were talking about this earlier, that the president brought up is the issue of same-sex marriage. marriage equality. i'll quote what he said. he said i have been very clear about my belief that same-sex couples have to be treated before the eyes...
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there will be a point people really do have to govern. i do not believe that the leadership and the republican members of the congress are irresponsible. maybe it's everybody is going to look down in the abis and say you know what we may want to continue our tbains but this has gotten much more serious. and if by chance europe doesn't get their straightened out, then you're talking about a rather difficult situation in early '13: so i'm an optimist i do meef the system can work. if it can't work when you're looking at the iceberg then we have the discussions will shift to a fundamental discussion of does our stem function as it was set up 300 years ago in a way that's responsible to the american people. >> charlie:how do you think barack obama will be different in the second term if he wins? >> my sense is a re-election in many ways, not liberates but gives a president the opportunity to really deal long-term because they're not in the political gain as early. >> charlie:if in fact that's true, you must know the head and mind of this guy.
there will be a point people really do have to govern. i do not believe that the leadership and the republican members of the congress are irresponsible. maybe it's everybody is going to look down in the abis and say you know what we may want to continue our tbains but this has gotten much more serious. and if by chance europe doesn't get their straightened out, then you're talking about a rather difficult situation in early '13: so i'm an optimist i do meef the system can work. if it can't...
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government and japanese government. i think as long as i knew, especially the bush administration made id, we are so behind. many japanese companies related to e-government and information sharing company is learning. now also, too. >> okay. the gentleman right there. back row. >> i recently asked an assistant to the governor of japan who was here recently this question and it kind of surprised me because i've always seen japan as a common sense culture and i think this picks up on the all the points that you've made. i asked him is there any discussion in the media on underground shelters? it seems like if a tsunami is going to hit the shore within 15 or 20 minutes maybe that people would need an underground shelter as at least an option to get to. and he said there was no discussion in the japanese media about that. can any of you pick up on that point? >> translator: so i want to make one point that japan is very prone to natural disasters so i think that japanese people have very high resiliency in their mind. but h
government and japanese government. i think as long as i knew, especially the bush administration made id, we are so behind. many japanese companies related to e-government and information sharing company is learning. now also, too. >> okay. the gentleman right there. back row. >> i recently asked an assistant to the governor of japan who was here recently this question and it kind of surprised me because i've always seen japan as a common sense culture and i think this picks up on...
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we have a federal government and most state governments that do not see it that way. they see it as their responsibility, to design a system that educates children instead of educating your child. we need to change that. the first thing we need to do -- i said i was a consistent conservative. i did not say i was a perfectly consistent conservative. we all make mistakes. i would say that one of them was no child left behind. i know there was good intention there, but it has exploded the federal role in education and is causing teachers nightmares. it has served some good purposes in examining why and how parole -- and how poorly our education is performing, but it is doing nothing, in my opinion. the only reason it will not improve education is because the only way to improve education is to make sure that children are holistic we educated based upon what their parents think is best for that child. that is the solution. to engage parents in the process of educating their children in a setting that is best for that child. that does not mean that every child should go to
we have a federal government and most state governments that do not see it that way. they see it as their responsibility, to design a system that educates children instead of educating your child. we need to change that. the first thing we need to do -- i said i was a consistent conservative. i did not say i was a perfectly consistent conservative. we all make mistakes. i would say that one of them was no child left behind. i know there was good intention there, but it has exploded the federal...
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so it was the beginning of saying the government was the problem. government was certainly not the solution on every front. >> you know, one thing interesting about your book is you are very critical of liberals in the democratic party and i think this is a theme to it. democrats are good when it comes to race. but often sort of tone deaf and clueless when it comes to class and they sort of, often times made it easy for republicans to go about this. >> i think democrats did two things. center democrats decided oh, oh, boy, the 60s became a problem. we did great things but then there was chaos. democrats were in charge so democrat got blamed for all of that. you had one sector of the party that ran away from government and really abandoned the white working class and entire working class of every race in terms of policy. more pro business. competing with republicans to be more pro wall street. becoming the party of wall street in some ways, in 2008. so there is that. and then i think on the left, there a tendency to leave out the white working class
so it was the beginning of saying the government was the problem. government was certainly not the solution on every front. >> you know, one thing interesting about your book is you are very critical of liberals in the democratic party and i think this is a theme to it. democrats are good when it comes to race. but often sort of tone deaf and clueless when it comes to class and they sort of, often times made it easy for republicans to go about this. >> i think democrats did two...
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elected government and those japanese government. longest i know, especially we should need, they should need i.d. we are so behind. many japanese companies, related to government, a commission sharing company is running an government. >> okay. gentleman right there. back row. >> i recently asked an assistant to the governor of japan who was here recently, this question and it kind of surprised me. i've always seen japan as a common sense culture and i think this picks up on all the points you've made. i asked him is there any discussion in the media on underground shelters. seems like if a tsunami's going to hit the shore within 15 to 20 minutes, maybe, that people would need an underground shelter as at least an option to get to and he said there was no discussion about that. so can any of you pick up on that point? >> so i want to make one point that japan is very prone to natural disasters, so i think japanese people have high resiliency in their mind, but we lacked in the preparation for this particular disaster, which was a one
elected government and those japanese government. longest i know, especially we should need, they should need i.d. we are so behind. many japanese companies, related to government, a commission sharing company is running an government. >> okay. gentleman right there. back row. >> i recently asked an assistant to the governor of japan who was here recently, this question and it kind of surprised me. i've always seen japan as a common sense culture and i think this picks up on all the...
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we should always be skeptical of anything government does. economic reporting is an inexact art and not always in science be one can i just ask your question? :lou: yes. megyn: unemployment is still very high. how are the american people doing? :lou: a sophisticated number, if you will, buried within the labor of statistics is the broadest measure of unemployment that is in the workforce, discouraged workers. that remains where it was last month, 14.9%. it is a sign that we are absolutely stuck where we have been. and that is a sincere shame. that means 23 million people remain in great pain and they are suffering as a result of an economy that is adamant in not knowing. megyn: some people have talked about prior -- when we talk to folks like you -- the number of people who have left the workforce altogether. that sort of changes the denominator. i hate going into anything math related. on the calculation, the point is you get a lower unemployment rate if you exclude a bunch of people from the calculation. is that still the situation? lou: in
we should always be skeptical of anything government does. economic reporting is an inexact art and not always in science be one can i just ask your question? :lou: yes. megyn: unemployment is still very high. how are the american people doing? :lou: a sophisticated number, if you will, buried within the labor of statistics is the broadest measure of unemployment that is in the workforce, discouraged workers. that remains where it was last month, 14.9%. it is a sign that we are absolutely stuck...
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. >> charlie:bigger idea this isen treution of government having less to do with the emergency in the economy and unemployment. >> but when you're not the captain of the team, you can have those sort of observations. when on the field and you're the captain you have to make a split decisions. i think he made the right decision. mill won people jobs and related jobs saved think so. >> charlie:beyond the history where you came up whether tweas law, community organizer or community environment whether it has to do with wall street or run ago company, do you think they fundamentally didn't get each other? they have to talk to each other because you brought them together. >> i think there were -- one of the things, also, that the president's rise, in a short period there are' weren't he those long relationship tion. president clinton was governor for many years, around for many yeergs. if he have didn't run for president he was around the president, traveled the world. all that was celebrated in '08 about the short period tbhi president obamas with a involved in politics and government. im
. >> charlie:bigger idea this isen treution of government having less to do with the emergency in the economy and unemployment. >> but when you're not the captain of the team, you can have those sort of observations. when on the field and you're the captain you have to make a split decisions. i think he made the right decision. mill won people jobs and related jobs saved think so. >> charlie:beyond the history where you came up whether tweas law, community organizer or...
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it is a lot better cooperated spirit among the government officials. >> billy, stay on the lin wee chad m our severe weather cer. he's going to tell you exy what is happening in your area. chad, tell billyirectly. 's there. he's experiencing this power now, this surging power. what is going on? >> billy b. three hours ago era wind gust at a little oil platform just south of plaquemines parish. the wind gust was 106 miles per hour. you can't believe that what you're seeing is category 1 because what you're seeing is category 2. if that wind gust went over your house in plaquemines parish, that was the direction it was going, not a 75 mile-per-hour wind. this was a big gust from a very large cell right in the center at the time. the storm has now since jogged to the west a little bit and is now going to turn up towards the rthwes moving away from plaquemines parish with the north side of the eye wall. piers? >> very dramatic stuff. we're going to take a short break. when we come ck, we're going to talk to generous sell. great shot. w did e a becohe hottest league on e planet by building o
it is a lot better cooperated spirit among the government officials. >> billy, stay on the lin wee chad m our severe weather cer. he's going to tell you exy what is happening in your area. chad, tell billyirectly. 's there. he's experiencing this power now, this surging power. what is going on? >> billy b. three hours ago era wind gust at a little oil platform just south of plaquemines parish. the wind gust was 106 miles per hour. you can't believe that what you're seeing is...
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good government is good politics here. he did a good job. >> there's still a lot of people in a lot of hurt without electricity who are still told that can't get something, it hasn't been like, okay, it's all done now. on the chris christie front, isn't there some sort of overwording of this? >> i think there are in some people who listen to chris christie's speech and thought it was more about him than about mitt romney, and i think there are 350e78 who watched chris christie this week and thought it was more about him than about mitt romney. that may say a lot more about chris christie than anything else. >> chris christie is the guy who just a couple of weeks ago was saying barack obama couldn't find a light switch in a dark room. no matter which way he goes, he always overwords. >> the checks will come to new jersey at any rate. when we return, minority leader nancy pelosi's september prediction for tuesday's election. >> we have a message. we have the messengers. we have money. we have an organization. we have a very
good government is good politics here. he did a good job. >> there's still a lot of people in a lot of hurt without electricity who are still told that can't get something, it hasn't been like, okay, it's all done now. on the chris christie front, isn't there some sort of overwording of this? >> i think there are in some people who listen to chris christie's speech and thought it was more about him than about mitt romney, and i think there are 350e78 who watched chris christie this...
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. >>> and a growing concerns this morning that the syrian president's government may be preparing to use chemical weapons against its own people. >> the president made this clear that the regime will face consequences if it moves forward. and ed payne has more on the story. >> reporter: as the fighting rages on the reports race concerns that chemical weapons may be turned on the citizens. this was issued to the warning. >> the world is watching. >> the world is watching closely. the president of the u.s. has made it clear that there will be consequences, there will be consequences if the a pacific is made by using the weapons. >> 42,000 have been killed so far according to activists. and it may be time to take action. >> if true the reports may mean that they are facing a use of weapons of mass destruction. this may be the last warning we get. >> and time for talking about what to do may now be coming to a close we may be left with a difficult decision. >> and one actress traveled to a camp in the jordan-syria border. she is a special envoy for the un ref eyegy agency. it was her sec
. >>> and a growing concerns this morning that the syrian president's government may be preparing to use chemical weapons against its own people. >> the president made this clear that the regime will face consequences if it moves forward. and ed payne has more on the story. >> reporter: as the fighting rages on the reports race concerns that chemical weapons may be turned on the citizens. this was issued to the warning. >> the world is watching. >> the world is...
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you know, this is a logic of government. but i will say that if we back up a little bit on this, disasters, like wars, like presidencies, like receptions, are big enough that we can all paint on them, right? >> right. >> we can all put our picture on them. i looked at this thing, i'm a very pro-labor thing, my response is i'm watching union firefighters and union cops and union road crews up through the night, you know, sweating, bleeding, putting out fires, wading through water, union nurses carrying kids to safety, and i'm saying, you know, why does mitt romney bash these people. in fairness, that's not best how i look at it. it's you're going to look at it differently. and, you know, in a weird defense of mitt romney, in a weird defense of mitt romney, he was answering a deficit question there. he wasn't thinking about fema at all. >> right. in fact, he tried to dodge it a little bit. >> i think that's a really crucial because to me when i think about fema and disasters i'm absolutely confronted by these two americas, the
you know, this is a logic of government. but i will say that if we back up a little bit on this, disasters, like wars, like presidencies, like receptions, are big enough that we can all paint on them, right? >> right. >> we can all put our picture on them. i looked at this thing, i'm a very pro-labor thing, my response is i'm watching union firefighters and union cops and union road crews up through the night, you know, sweating, bleeding, putting out fires, wading through water,...
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they did not want to govern with him. my sense is that he wanted to bring a different kind of politics to the country because of the nature of who he is. you come into washington and want to play kumba ya politics. you look in the eyes of mitch mcconnell, jim demenint, and realize they are out to take you down. you need a plan be. there was no plan b. there was not a. it. -- there was not a pivot. he had extraordinary skills as a speaker during the campaign. he moved this country, millions of people. he angered millions and made them think he was a socialist and other matters. but he has not used those skills in a consistent, powerful way to tell a narrative about the challenges, what the country is going through, and where he is taking the country. by playing on the republican field of deficits and debts instead of joblessness or say we're all trying to compromise, you make people feel everyone is equally involved in a gridlock that has led to a point where congress has a lower popularity rating than the banks. that is a
they did not want to govern with him. my sense is that he wanted to bring a different kind of politics to the country because of the nature of who he is. you come into washington and want to play kumba ya politics. you look in the eyes of mitch mcconnell, jim demenint, and realize they are out to take you down. you need a plan be. there was no plan b. there was not a. it. -- there was not a pivot. he had extraordinary skills as a speaker during the campaign. he moved this country, millions of...
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, govern scott walker recalled because millions people do not like how he is bashing workers in a tough economy. >> not to be the debbie downer, you are correct, game on, the jury is still out as to whether or not he will win re-election or not because the economy is still the number one issue, unemployment is still at record levels. you are correct, the last republican to win michigan was george h.w.bush and there's a good point that the president will probably win again. but can he win florida and ohio ? we don't know yet. >> let's bring in rick santorum. santorum is out there sort of with robocalls, his campaign has funded the calls trying get democrats out and -- in an effort to shore up his support in michigan, mitt romney's campaign has come out and said these are dirt tricks. let's play sound from the romney camp on the santorum robocalls. >> i think republicans have to recognize there's a real effort to kidnap our primary process and if we want republicans to nominate the republican who takes on barack obama, i need republicans to get out and vote and say no to the dirty tricks
, govern scott walker recalled because millions people do not like how he is bashing workers in a tough economy. >> not to be the debbie downer, you are correct, game on, the jury is still out as to whether or not he will win re-election or not because the economy is still the number one issue, unemployment is still at record levels. you are correct, the last republican to win michigan was george h.w.bush and there's a good point that the president will probably win again. but can he win...